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Publisher to bring multiplayer-enabled logic-based puzzler to Microsoft’s online arcade in Q2 2008.

7 new shots posted.

2 new shots posted.

Silver-screen-oriented publisher to bring 360, PS2, Wii, DS tie-in to Vanguard Animation’s cartoon comedy on July 18.

There’s a note on Bungie.net describing a new playlist in Halo 3 Matchmaking - you can now play Big Team Battle Ranked. (The Social list is still there; you just have a choice now.) Check the newspost at B.net for details on gametypes and maps.(Louis Wu 19:16:19 UTC)

Kotaku has taken an in-depth look at the marketing effort for Halo 3 - how a global marketing firm helped Microsoft create the largest game launch in history. Interesting read. Thanks, KP.(Louis Wu 18:51:17 UTC)

Publisher introduces FaceBreaker, an arcade-styled Fight Night counterpart featuring “real-time facial deformation.”

Today’s installment of Another Halo Comic Strip might solve a mystery that’s been bugging you for a while…(Louis Wu 16:59:05 UTC)

Anton P. Nym noticed an article in Scientific American about voice acting in video games - and both Keith David (the voice of the Arbiter) and Marty O’Donnell are mentioned prominently. The issue of residuals (an ongoing piece of the pie, paid to actors as the game sells, as opposed to a flat fee for the voice work) has been a bone of contention for years; check out this blog post from Wil Wheaton back in 2005, when the Screen Actors Guild settled with video game producers - and the other side of the story, from game girl advance during the same time. (Louis Wu 16:51:52 UTC)

Rooster Teeth has posted Week Three highlights of the Grifball Winter League 08 - swing by to see stuff like Team Kaboom (Gus’s team) get scored on 4 times in 60 seconds. Available in streaming Flash and downloadable QuickTime.(Louis Wu 13:43:34 UTC)